Kansas Statutes

Chapter 20.—COURTS

• Article 1.—SUPREME COURT
  • 20-101 Court of record; jurisdiction; administrative authority; duties of chief justice.
  • 20-101a Original jurisdiction in legislative apportionment cases.
  • 20-102 Terms.
  • 20-103 Adjournments.
  • 20-104 Records and papers.
  • 20-105 Qualifications of justices.
  • 20-106 Marshal; powers; oath.
  • 20-107 Process; fees.
  • 20-108 Carrying out appellate court judgments and decrees by district courts.
  • 20-109 Clerk; oath; fees.
  • 20-110 Duties of clerk.
  • 20-111 Syllabus of case.
  • 20-112 Written opinions.
  • 20-113, 20-114 Repealed.
  • 20-115 Fees to state general fund.
  • 20-116 Supplies; requisitions.
  • 20-117, 20-118 Repealed.

  • SUPREME COURT NOMINATING COMMISSION

    20-119 Selection of chairperson.
  • 20-120 Selection of member from each congressional district.
  • 20-121 Tie votes resolved by lot.
  • 20-122 Certificate evidencing qualifications and voting; separate envelopes; preservation of ballots and certificates; information to secretary of state; open records.
  • 20-123 Record of election and appointment to commission; notification; meetings; rules and regulations; public body subject to open meetings act.
  • 20-124 Appointment of nonlawyer members; vacancies.
  • 20-125 Terms of office.
  • 20-126 Uncontested elections.
  • 20-127 Change in status affecting membership; vacancies.
  • 20-128 Appointment by chief justice to fill vacancy of lawyer member, when; certification.
  • 20-129 Congressional redistricting; effect; staggered terms.
  • 20-130 Canvassers of elections; duties.
  • 20-131 Additional term for members.
  • 20-132 Vacancies in supreme court; notification of chairman; nominations by commission.
  • 20-133 Intent of act; powers and duties of commission.
  • 20-134 Withdrawal of nominations and substitution of names, when.
  • 20-135 Appointments by chief justice, when.
  • 20-136 Acquisition of supplies and equipment.
  • 20-137 Compensation of members; expenses.
  • 20-138 Compensation and expenses; expenses of judicial nominating commission members and clerk.
  • 20-139 Conferences of supreme court justices and certain judges; expenses.
  • 20-140 through 20-144 Repealed.
  • 20-145 Revisor's Note
  • 20-146 Repealed.
  • 20-147 Repealed.
  • 20-148 Repealed.
  • 20-149 Repealed.
  • 20-151 Repealed.
  • 20-152 Judicial study advisory committee; appointment; expenses.
  • 20-153 Same; supplies, clerical assistance, contracts; duties of judicial administrator; staff services of coordinating council.
  • 20-154 Same; use of judicial council and supreme court funds for matching purposes for study and survey.
  • 20-155 Supreme court law library; law librarian and other personnel.
  • 20-156 Same; operation and management; classification and cataloguing of materials; procurement of legal publications of other jurisdictions; exchange, sale or loan of library materials; duplicate law book fund.
  • 20-157 Same; transfer of certain publications, books, records and accounts from state library.
  • 20-158 Budget for judicial branch of state government; preparation; submission.
  • 20-159 Reproduction and preservation of court records; minimum standards.
  • 20-160 Court may adopt rules relating to court records.
  • 20-161 Supreme court to establish pay plan, personnel plan and affirmative action plan for certain nonjudicial personnel; contents of plans; copy submitted to legislature.
  • 20-162 Supreme court to establish judicial personnel classification system; exceptions; contents.
  • 20-163 Official station, justices and court of appeals judges.
  • 20-164 Rules establishing expedited process for support, parenting time and child visitation orders.
  • 20-165 Rules establishing child support guidelines.
  • 20-166 Access to justice fund; expenditures; grant guidelines established by the supreme court.
  • 20-167 Supervision fee for juvenile offender; fees paid to county general fund; waiver.
  • 20-168 Seal of justice for supreme court courtroom; replica of seal in supreme court chamber in capitol; gifts and donations, disposition; assistance by secretary of administration.
  • 20-169 Collection of debts owed to courts or restitution; duties of judicial administrator; contracts for collection.
  • 20-170 Clerk; duty to maintain roster of attorneys; eligibility to nominate or cast ballots for supreme court nominating commission; transmission of roster to secretary of state; open record.
  • 20-171 Severability of the provisions of chapter 93 of the 2016 Session Laws of Kansas.
  • 20-172 Orders issued by chief justice to secure health and safety or expeditiously resolve cases; suspension of deadlines or time limitations during a state of disaster emergency or state of local disaster emergency; authorized use of two-way electronic audio-visual communication.
  • 20-173 Specialty court programs; rules; specialty court funding advisory committee; duties, membership, compensation; specialty court resources fund; program completion, reduction or modification of sentence.
  • 20-174 Reserved.
  • 20-175, 20-176 Revisor's Note
• Article 1a.—JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT MONEYS
  • 20-1a01 Bar discipline program; use and disposition of moneys received; expenditures; bar discipline fee fund; subject to post audit.
  • 20-1a02 Examination of certified shorthand reporters; use and disposition of moneys received; court reporters fee fund; expenditures; compensation of board of examiners.
  • 20-1a03 Admission to practice law; use and disposition of moneys received; bar admission fee fund; expenditures; compensation of board of law examiners.
  • 20-1a04 Clerk of the supreme court to remit moneys to state treasurer; exceptions; disposition of funds.
  • 20-1a05 Expenditures by supreme court.
  • 20-1a06 Temporary deposits in bank account by clerk of supreme court; expenditures; subject to post audit.
  • 20-1a07 Frequency of remittance of funds.
  • 20-1a08 through 20-1a10 Reserved.
  • 20-1a11 Judicial branch education fund; receipts; expenditures; municipal judge training fund abolished.
  • 20-1a12 Judiciary technology fund; fund use; expenditures.
  • 20-1a13 Courts accept credit cards to collect fees.
  • 20-1a14 Judicial branch nonjudicial salary initiative fund; authorized uses of moneys credited to fund.
  • 20-1a15 Judicial branch nonjudicial salary adjustment fund; authorized uses of moneys credited to fund.
  • 20-1a16 Repealed.
  • 20-1a17 Nonseverable provision.
  • 20-1a18 Repealed.
  • 20-1a19 Severability of chapter 81 of the 2015 Session Laws of Kansas.
  • 20-1a20 Electronic filing and management fund; authorized uses of moneys credited to fund.
• Article 2.—REPORTER OF SUPREME COURT AND REPORTS
  • 20-201 Oath of reporter.
  • 20-202 Notes of decisions.
  • 20-203 Syllabus of points of law.
  • 20-204 Duties in preparing reports.
  • 20-205 Publication of supreme court and court of appeals cases.
  • 20-206 Copyright of reports.
  • 20-207 Delivery of court reports to state law librarian.
  • 20-208 Exchanges, distribution and sale of Kansas reports; preservation of proofs, matrices, plates, computer tapes and impressions; use for computerized legal research.
  • 20-208a Repealed.
  • 20-208b Distribution of supreme court reports to legislative coordinating council.
  • 20-209 Set of Kansas reports for each district judge position; duties of clerk of district court.
  • 20-210 Replacement without charge, when.
  • 20-211 Advance sheets; distribution and sale; subscription to advance sheets and permanent report; withholding opinions; removal of advance sheets from inventories upon publication of bound volume.
  • 20-212 Sale of courts of appeals reports and Wyandotte constitutional convention proceedings.
  • 20-213 Sale of reports; disposition of moneys; library report fee fund.
  • 20-214 Repealed.
• Article 3.—DISTRICT COURTS

  • GENERAL PROVISIONS

    20-301 District court in each county; jurisdiction.
  • 20-301a Classes of judges; judge of the district court defined; jurisdiction, power and authority.
  • 20-301b Judge required in each county.
  • 20-302 District judges; power and authority.
  • 20-302a Repealed.
  • 20-302b District magistrate judges; jurisdiction, powers and duties; record; appeals.
  • 20-302c Repealed.
  • 20-302d Repealed.
  • 20-302e Repealed.
  • 20-303 Seal.
  • 20-304 Repealed.
  • 20-304a Sealed instruments validated.
  • 20-305 Repealed.
  • 20-306 Repealed.
  • 20-307 Repealed.
  • 20-308 Repealed.
  • 20-309 Repealed.
  • 20-310 Repealed.
  • 20-310a Appointments of judges pro tem; power and authority; compensation; reporting requirements.
  • 20-310b Temporary judges.
  • 20-311 Disqualification of judge to sit in certain cases.
  • 20-311a Repealed.
  • 20-311b Repealed.
  • 20-311c Repealed.
  • 20-311d Change of judge; procedure; grounds.
  • 20-311e Same; punishment for contempt prohibited.
  • 20-311f Same; limitations.
  • 20-311g Severability.
  • 20-312 Repealed.
  • 20-313 Repealed.
  • 20-313a Repealed.
  • 20-314 Repealed.
  • 20-315, 20-316 Repealed.
  • 20-317 Repealed.
  • 20-317a Repealed.

  • JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT REFORM ACT OF 1965

    20-318 Judicial department created; division of state into departments; justices assigned to departments; position of judicial administrator created; appointment, compensation and duties of administrator.
  • 20-318a Training for attorneys and judges who work in juvenile court.
  • 20-319 Powers and duties of departmental justices; reports and information.
  • 20-320 Duties of chief justice; records and report.
  • 20-321 Rules and regulations; assistants.
  • 20-322 Same; name of act; citation.
  • 20-323 Same; act supplemental to existing laws.
  • 20-324 Revisor's Note

  • JUDICIAL REAPPORTIONMENT ACT (1968)

    20-325 Repealed.
  • 20-326 Revisor's Note
  • 20-327 Terms of judges.
  • 20-328 Pending actions and proceedings.
  • 20-329 Chief judge; election by district court judges in such judicial district; duties.
  • 20-330 Powers, rights and authority of district judges in districts with more than one district judge.
  • 20-331 Residence requirements of judges of the district court.
  • 20-332 Repealed.
  • 20-333 Abolishment of office of judge upon death, resignation or retirement in certain cases.

  • JUDICIAL REAPPORTIONMENT (1982)

    20-333a Repealed.
  • 20-333b Transfer of pending proceedings to new district.
  • 20-333c Repealed.

  • MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

    20-334 Qualifications of judges of the district court.
  • 20-335 Abolishment of certain courts; transfer of records; certain officers of abolished courts to become employees of district court.
  • 20-336 Election of district magistrate judges; election laws applicable.
  • 20-337 District magistrate judges who are not admitted to practice law, temporary certificates; examinations; manual of laws and principles prepared by supreme court.
  • 20-338 District magistrate judge positions established.
  • 20-339 Repealed.
  • 20-340 Repealed.
  • 20-341 District magistrate judges; expenses; retirement system.
  • 20-342 District court rules for administrative operations of court and nonjudicial personnel.
  • 20-343 Clerks of district courts; chief clerk; qualifications and duties of clerical personnel.
  • 20-344 Repealed.
  • 20-345 Appointment of clerical and nonjudicial personnel for district courts; qualifications; compensation; duties; approval of appointment by certain judges, when.
  • 20-346 Repealed.
  • 20-346a Parole and court services officers.
  • 20-347 Location of courthouses; chief judge's duties.
  • 20-348 County commissioners responsible for certain expenses of district court operations.
  • 20-349 Budget for district court expenses payable by counties, preparation; approval of budget.
  • 20-350 Disposition of money received by clerk; investment of moneys held; disposition of interest.
  • 20-350a Repealed.
  • 20-351 Repealed.
  • 20-351a Repealed.
  • 20-352 Repealed.
  • 20-353 Conversion of district magistrate judge positions to new district judge positions; procedure.
  • 20-354 Elimination of certain district magistrate judge positions; procedure.
  • 20-354a Elimination of magistrate judge positions and creation of new district judge position in first district.
  • 20-355 Additional divisions, district court judges or district magistrate judges; determination and certification by supreme court; powers and duties of supreme court; manner of selection.
  • 20-356 Additional judges or divisions of court; payment of costs and expenses from county general fund, no-fund warrants or general obligation bonds.
  • 20-357 Reproduction and preservation of court records.
  • 20-358 Health care benefit coverage of district court officers and employees.
  • 20-359 Certain district court officers and employees; fringe benefits; counties' duties.
  • 20-360 Performance of marriage ceremonies; disposition of honorariums.
  • 20-361 Compensation of certain district court personnel to be paid by state; pay plan for court reporters, exceptions.
  • 20-362 Disposition of revenue received from docket fees.
  • 20-363 Abolishment of certain district court employee job positions; positions assumed by county; payment by county of compensation.
  • 20-364 Abolition of all associate district judge positions; creation of new district judge positions; procedure.
  • 20-365 Clerks of district courts; use of facsimile signature.
  • 20-366 Security for district courts.
  • 20-367 Repealed.
  • 20-367a Repealed.
  • 20-367b Repealed.
  • 20-368 Disposition of bail forfeitures.
  • 20-369 Domestic violence special program fee; disposition; expenditure of fund.
  • 20-370 Children's advocacy center assessment fee; children's advocacy center fund established; expenditures.
  • 20-371 Electronic access to district court records; county may charge reasonable fees; no additional fees authorized.

  • ENFORCEMENT OF DUTIES OF SUPPORT AND RESTITUTION

    20-375 Purpose of act.
  • 20-376 Definitions.
  • 20-377 Court trustee; appointment.
  • 20-378 Same; duties.
  • 20-379 Same; powers.
  • 20-380 Same; expenses; compensation; court trustee operations fund, purposes and expenditures.
  • 20-380a Repealed.
  • 20-381 Payment of authorized expenditures.
  • 20-382 Authorized expenditures, when paid.
  • 20-383 Court rules to implement act; review of requests for exemption.
  • 20-384 Judicial district budgets; responsibilities of chief judge.
• Article 4.—DISTRICT COURT DIVISIONS IN CERTAIN DISTRICTS
  • Revisor's Note:

    Establishment of judicial districts, see 4-202 et seq.

  • 20-401 Repealed.
  • 20-402 Repealed.
  • 20-403 through 20-407 Repealed.
  • 20-408 Repealed.
  • 20-409 Repealed.
  • 20-410 Repealed.
  • 20-411 through 20-414 Repealed.
  • 20-415 through 20-418 Repealed.
  • 20-419 Repealed.
  • 20-420 through 20-430 Repealed.
  • 20-431, 20-432 Repealed.
  • 20-433 Repealed.
  • 20-434 Repealed.
  • 20-435 Transferred.
  • 20-436 Repealed.
  • 20-437 Transferred.
  • 20-438 Specialized divisions of district court; establishment; assignment of personnel.
• Article 5.—DISTRICT COURTS IN COUNTIES BETWEEN 90,000 AND 128,000 (Not in active use)
  • 20-501 Repealed.
  • 20-502 through 20-506 Repealed.
  • 20-507 Repealed.
  • 20-508 Repealed.
  • 20-508a Repealed.
  • 20-509 Repealed.
  • 20-510 Repealed.
  • 20-511 Repealed.
• Article 6.—DISTRICT COURTS IN COUNTIES OVER 100,000
  • 20-601 Repealed.
  • 20-601a Repealed.
  • 20-601b Repealed.
  • 20-601c Repealed.
  • 20-602 Repealed.
  • 20-603 Repealed.
  • 20-604 Repealed.
  • 20-605 Repealed.
  • 20-606 Repealed.
  • 20-607 Repealed.
  • 20-608 through 20-612 Repealed.
  • 20-613 Repealed.
  • 20-613a Repealed.
  • 20-614 Repealed.
  • 20-614a Repealed.
  • 20-615 Repealed.
  • 20-616 Repealed.
  • 20-617 Repealed.
  • 20-618 Repealed.
  • 20-619 Repealed.
  • 20-620 Repealed.
  • 20-621 Repealed.
  • 20-622, 20-623 Repealed.
  • 20-624 Repealed.
  • 20-624a Repealed.
  • 20-624b Repealed.
  • 20-625 Repealed.
  • 20-626 Additional courtrooms in counties of over 300,000 population; no-fund warrants; tax levies.
  • 20-627 Repealed.
  • 20-627a Repealed.
  • 20-628 Repealed.
  • 20-629 Repealed.
  • 20-630 Repealed.
  • 20-631 Repealed.
• Article 7.—COURTS IN DISTRICTS BETWEEN 54,000 AND 90,000 (Not in active use)
  • 20-701 Repealed.
  • 20-702, 20-703 Repealed.
  • 20-704 through 20-706 Repealed.
  • 20-707 Repealed.
  • 20-708 Repealed.
  • 20-709 Repealed.
  • 20-710 Repealed.
  • 20-711, 20-712 Repealed.
  • 20-713 Repealed.
• Article 8.—COUNTY COURTS (Not in active use)
  • 20-801 Repealed.
  • 20-801a Repealed.
  • 20-802 Repealed.
  • 20-802a Repealed.
  • 20-803 Repealed.
  • 20-804 Repealed.
  • 20-804a Repealed.
  • 20-805 Repealed.
  • 20-806 Repealed.
  • 20-806a Repealed.
  • 20-807 Repealed.
  • 20-808 Repealed.
  • 20-809, 20-810 Repealed.
  • 20-811 through 20-814 Repealed.
  • 20-815 Repealed.
  • 20-816 Repealed.
  • 20-817 Repealed.
  • 20-818 Repealed.
  • 20-819 Repealed.
  • 20-820 Repealed.
  • 20-821 Repealed.
• Article 9.—OFFICIAL REPORTERS FOR DISTRICT COURTS
  • 20-901 Repealed.
  • 20-902 Repealed.
  • 20-903 Repealed.
  • 20-904 Transferred.
  • 20-904a Repealed.
  • 20-904b Repealed.
  • 20-905 Repealed.
  • 20-906 Repealed.
  • 20-907 Repealed.
  • 20-908, 20-909 Repealed.
  • 20-910 Repealed.
  • 20-910a Transcript as evidence.
  • 20-911 False certificate or omission of portion of notes; penalty.
  • 20-912 Rules for granting certificates for appointment as official reporters.
  • 20-913 Title of reporter; administration of oaths; seal.
  • 20-914 Same; certificate required before appointment.
  • 20-914a Repealed.
  • 20-915, 20-916 Revisor's Note
  • 20-917 Official court reporter; assignment; transcripts; power to administer oaths; reporters' expenses.
• Article 10.—TERMS OF DISTRICT COURTS (Not in active use)
  • 20-1001 Repealed.
  • 20-1002 Repealed.
  • 20-1003 Repealed.
  • 20-1004 Repealed.
  • 20-1004a Repealed.
  • 20-1004b Repealed.
  • 20-1005 Repealed.
  • 20-1006 Repealed.
  • 20-1006a Repealed.
  • 20-1007 Repealed.
  • 20-1008 Repealed.
  • 20-1009 Repealed.
  • 20-1009a Repealed.
  • 20-1009b Repealed.
  • 20-1010 Repealed.
  • 20-1011 Repealed.
  • 20-1011a Repealed.
  • 20-1012 Repealed.
  • 20-1013 Repealed.
  • 20-1014 Repealed.
  • 20-1014a Repealed.
  • 20-1015 Repealed.
  • 20-1016 Repealed.
  • 20-1017 Repealed.
  • 20-1018 Repealed.
  • 20-1019 Repealed.
  • 20-1019a Repealed.
  • 20-1020 Repealed.
  • 20-1021 Repealed.
  • 20-1022 Repealed.
  • 20-1023 Repealed.
  • 20-1024 Repealed.
  • 20-1024a Repealed.
  • 20-1025 Repealed.
  • 20-1026 Repealed.
  • 20-1027 Repealed.
  • 20-1028 Repealed.
  • 20-1028a Repealed.
  • 20-1029 Repealed.
  • 20-1029a Repealed.
  • 20-1030 Repealed.
  • 20-1031 Repealed.
  • 20-1032 Repealed.
  • 20-1033 Repealed.
  • 20-1034 Repealed.
  • 20-1035 Repealed.
  • 20-1035a Repealed.
  • 20-1036 Repealed.
  • 20-1037 Repealed.
  • 20-1038 Repealed.
  • 20-1039 Repealed.
  • 20-1040 Repealed.
  • 20-1041 Repealed.
  • 20-1041a Repealed.
  • 20-1041b Repealed.
  • 20-1042 Repealed.
• Article 11.—PROBATE COURTS (Not in active use)
  • 20-1101 Repealed.
  • 20-1102 Repealed.
  • 20-1103 Repealed.
  • 20-1104 Repealed.
  • 20-1105 Repealed.
  • 20-1106 Repealed.
  • 20-1107 Repealed.
  • 20-1108 Repealed.
  • 20-1109, 20-1110 Repealed.
• Article 12.—CONTEMPTS OF COURT
  • 20-1201 Two classes of contempts.
  • 20-1202 Classes of contempts defined.
  • 20-1203 Direct contempts.
  • 20-1204 Repealed.
  • 20-1204a Indirect contempt; procedure.
  • 20-1205 Contempt of court; appeal; stay of judgment.
  • 20-1206 Application to proceedings; prosecutor.
  • 20-1207 Repealed.
• Article 13.—SMALL DEBTORS' COURTS (Not in active use)
  • 20-1301 through 20-1312 Repealed.
• Article 14.—CITY COURTS (Not in active use)

  • CITIES OF FIRST AND SECOND CLASS WITH A POPULATION OF MORE THAN 13,900

    20-1401 Repealed.
  • 20-1402 Repealed.
  • 20-1403 Repealed.
  • 20-1404 Repealed.
  • 20-1405 Repealed.
  • 20-1406, 20-1407 Repealed.
  • 20-1408 Repealed.
  • 20-1409, 20-1410 Repealed.
  • 20-1411 Repealed.
  • 20-1412 through 20-1417 Repealed.
  • 20-1418 Repealed.
  • 20-1419 through 20-1423 Repealed.

  • CITIES OF FIRST AND SECOND CLASS WITH A POPULATION OF LESS THAN 18,000

    20-1424 Repealed.
  • 20-1424a Repealed.
  • 20-1424b Repealed.
  • 20-1424c Repealed.
  • 20-1425, 20-1426 Repealed.
  • 20-1427 Repealed.
  • 20-1428 Repealed.
  • 20-1429 Repealed.
  • 20-1430 Repealed.
  • 20-1431, 20-1432 Repealed.
  • 20-1433 Repealed.
  • 20-1434 Repealed.
  • 20-1435, 20-1436 Repealed.
  • 20-1437 through 20-1440 Repealed.
  • 20-1441 Repealed.
  • 20-1442 Repealed.

  • PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO CITY COURTS, COUNTY COURTS AND MAGISTRATE COURTS

    20-1443 Repealed.
  • 20-1444 Repealed.
  • 20-1445 Repealed.
• Article 15.—CITY COURT OF ATCHISON (Not in active use)
  • 20-1501 Repealed.
  • 20-1501a through 20-1501c Repealed.
  • 20-1501d Repealed.
  • 20-1501e Repealed.
  • 20-1502 Repealed.
  • 20-1503 Repealed.
  • 20-1504 Repealed.
  • 20-1505 Repealed.
  • 20-1506 Repealed.
  • 20-1507 Repealed.
  • 20-1508 Repealed.
  • 20-1509 Repealed.
  • 20-1510 Repealed.
  • 20-1511 Repealed.
  • 20-1512 Repealed.
  • 20-1513 through 20-1516 Repealed.
  • 20-1517 Repealed.
  • 20-1518 Repealed.
  • 20-1519 Repealed.
  • 20-1520, 20-1521 Repealed.
  • 20-1522 Repealed.
  • 20-1523 Repealed.
• Article 16.—COURT OF COFFEYVILLE (Not in active use)
  • 20-1601, 20-1602 Repealed.
  • 20-1603 Repealed.
  • 20-1604 Repealed.
  • 20-1605 Repealed.
  • 20-1606 Repealed.
  • 20-1607 Repealed.
  • 20-1608 Repealed.
  • 20-1609 Repealed.
  • 20-1610 Repealed.
  • 20-1611 Repealed.
  • 20-1612 through 20-1616 Repealed.
  • 20-1617, 20-1618 Repealed.
  • 20-1618a Repealed.
  • 20-1619, 20-1620 Repealed.
  • 20-1621, 20-1622 Repealed.
  • 20-1623 Repealed.
  • 20-1624 Repealed.
  • 20-1625 Repealed.
  • 20-1626 Repealed.
  • 20-1627 Repealed.
  • 20-1628 Repealed.
  • 20-1629 Repealed.
  • 20-1630 through 20-1633 Repealed.
  • 20-1634 Repealed.
  • 20-1635 Repealed.
  • 20-1636 Repealed.
• Article 17.—CITY COURTS OF KANSAS CITY (Not in active use)
  • 20-1701 Repealed.
  • 20-1702, 20-1703 Repealed.
  • 20-1704 Repealed.
  • 20-1705 Repealed.
  • 20-1706 Repealed.
  • 20-1707 Repealed.
  • 20-1708 Repealed.
  • 20-1709 through 20-1720 Repealed.
  • 20-1721 Repealed.
  • 20-1722 Repealed.
  • 20-1723, 20-1724 Repealed.
  • 20-1725 through 20-1728 Repealed.
  • 20-1729 through 20-1731 Repealed.
• Article 18.—MAGISTRATE COURT OF LEAVENWORTH COUNTY (Not in active use)
  • 20-1801 Repealed.
  • 20-1802 Repealed.
  • 20-1803 Repealed.
  • 20-1804 Repealed.
  • 20-1805 Repealed.
  • 20-1806 Repealed.
  • 20-1807 Repealed.
  • 20-1808 Repealed.
  • 20-1809 Repealed.
  • 20-1810 Repealed.
  • 20-1811 Repealed.
  • 20-1812 Repealed.
  • 20-1813 Repealed.
  • 20-1814 Repealed.
  • 20-1815 Repealed.
  • 20-1816 through 20-1818 Repealed.
  • 20-1819 Repealed.
  • 20-1820 Repealed.
  • 20-1821 Repealed.
  • 20-1822 Repealed.
  • 20-1823 Repealed.
  • 20-1824 Repealed.
  • 20-1825 Repealed.
  • 20-1826 Repealed.
  • 20-1827 Repealed.
  • 20-1828 Repealed.
• Article 19.—MAGISTRATE COURT OF SHAWNEE COUNTY (Not in active use)
  • 20-1901 Repealed.
  • 20-1902 Repealed.
  • 20-1903 Repealed.
  • 20-1903a Repealed.
  • 20-1904 Repealed.
  • 20-1905 Repealed.
  • 20-1906 Repealed.
  • 20-1907 Repealed.
  • 20-1908 Repealed.
  • 20-1909 Repealed.
  • 20-1910 Repealed.
  • 20-1910a Repealed.
  • 20-1910b Repealed.
  • 20-1911 Repealed.
  • 20-1912 Repealed.
  • 20-1913 Repealed.
  • 20-1914 Repealed.
  • 20-1915 Repealed.
  • 20-1916 Repealed.
  • 20-1917 Repealed.
  • 20-1918 Repealed.
  • 20-1919 Repealed.
  • 20-1920 Repealed.
  • 20-1921 Repealed.
  • 20-1922 Repealed.
  • 20-1923 Repealed.
  • 20-1924 Repealed.
  • 20-1925 Repealed.
  • 20-1926 Repealed.
  • 20-1926a Repealed.
  • 20-1927 Repealed.
  • 20-1928 Repealed.
  • 20-1929 Repealed.
  • 20-1930 Repealed.
  • 20-1931 Repealed.
  • 20-1932 Repealed.
  • 20-1933 Repealed.
  • 20-1934, 20-1935 Repealed.
• Article 20.—COURT OF COMMON PLEAS IN CERTAIN COUNTIES (Sedgwick) (Not in active use)
  • 20-2001 Repealed.
  • 20-2001a Repealed.
  • 20-2001b Repealed.
  • 20-2002 Repealed.
  • 20-2002a, 20-2002b Repealed.
  • 20-2002c Repealed.
  • 20-2003 Repealed.
  • 20-2003a Repealed.
  • 20-2004 Repealed.
  • 20-2005 Repealed.
  • 20-2006 Repealed.
  • 20-2007 Repealed.
  • 20-2008 Repealed.
  • 20-2009 Repealed.
  • 20-2010 Repealed.
  • 20-2011 Repealed.
  • 20-2012, 20-2013 Repealed.
  • 20-2014 Repealed.
  • 20-2014a Repealed.
  • 20-2014b Repealed.
  • 20-2014c Repealed.
  • 20-2014d Repealed.
  • 20-2015 Repealed.
  • 20-2016 Repealed.
  • 20-2017 Repealed.
  • 20-2018 Repealed.
  • 20-2018a Repealed.
  • 20-2019 Repealed.
  • 20-2019a Repealed.
  • 20-2020 Repealed.
  • 20-2021 Repealed.
  • 20-2022 Repealed.
  • 20-2023 Repealed.
  • 20-2024 Repealed.
  • 20-2025 Repealed.
  • 20-2026 Repealed.
  • 20-2027 Repealed.
• Article 21.—CITY COURTS IN CERTAIN CITIES (Kansas City) (Not in active use)
  • 20-2101 Repealed.
  • 20-2102 Repealed.
  • 20-2103 Repealed.
  • 20-2104 Repealed.
  • 20-2105 Repealed.
  • 20-2106 Repealed.
  • 20-2107 Repealed.
  • 20-2108 Repealed.
  • 20-2109 Repealed.
  • 20-2110 Repealed.
  • 20-2111 Repealed.
  • 20-2112 Repealed.
  • 20-2113 Repealed.
  • 20-2114 Repealed.
  • 20-2115 Repealed.
  • 20-2116 Repealed.
  • 20-2117 Repealed.
  • 20-2118 Repealed.
  • 20-2119 Repealed.
  • 20-2120 Repealed.
  • 20-2121 through 20-2124 Repealed.
  • 20-2125 Repealed.
• Article 22.—JUDICIAL COUNCIL
  • 20-2201 Judicial council; members; appointment; term.
  • 20-2202 Chairperson; meetings.
  • 20-2203 Mission of the judicial council.
  • 20-2204 Reports; publication.
  • 20-2205 Repealed.
  • 20-2206 Compensation and allowances of members; advisory committee members; payment.
  • 20-2207 Publications fee fund; administration of fund; expenditures.
  • 20-2208 Abolishment of the judicial council fund.
• Article 23.—BOARD OF PAROLES
  • 20-2301 Boards of paroles in certain judicial districts; composition.
  • 20-2302 Same; powers and duties.
  • 20-2303 Same; same parole powers as trial courts.
  • 20-2304 Same; records.
  • 20-2305 Repealed.
  • 20-2305a Repealed.
  • 20-2306 Same; act supplemental.
  • 20-2307 Repealed.
  • 20-2308 Repealed.
  • 20-2309 Repealed.
  • 20-2310 Repealed.
  • 20-2311 Repealed.
  • 20-2312 Repealed.
  • 20-2313 Same; act supplemental.
• Article 24.—CITY COURTS IN CITIES OF SECOND CLASS OVER 10,000 (Not in active use)
  • 20-2401 Repealed.
  • 20-2402 Repealed.
  • 20-2403 Repealed.
  • 20-2404 Repealed.
  • 20-2405 Repealed.
  • 20-2406 Repealed.
  • 20-2407 Repealed.
  • 20-2408 Repealed.
  • 20-2409 Repealed.
  • 20-2410 Repealed.
  • 20-2411 Repealed.
  • 20-2412 Repealed.
  • 20-2413 Repealed.
  • 20-2414 Repealed.
  • 20-2415 through 20-2417 Repealed.
  • 20-2418 Repealed.
  • 20-2419 Repealed.
  • 20-2419a Repealed.
  • 20-2420 Repealed.
  • 20-2421 Repealed.
  • 20-2422 Repealed.
  • 20-2422a Repealed.
  • 20-2423 Repealed.
  • 20-2424 Repealed.
  • 20-2425 Repealed.
  • 20-2426 through 20-2428 Repealed.
  • 20-2429 Repealed.
  • 20-2430 Repealed.
  • 20-2431, 20-2432 Repealed.
  • 20-2433 Repealed.
  • 20-2434 Repealed.
• Article 25.—MAGISTRATE COURTS IN CERTAIN COUNTIES (Not in active use)

  • JOHNSON COUNTY

    20-2501 Repealed.
  • 20-2502 Repealed.
  • 20-2503 Repealed.
  • 20-2503a Repealed.
  • 20-2504 Repealed.
  • 20-2505 Repealed.
  • 20-2506 Repealed.
  • 20-2507 Repealed.
  • 20-2507a Repealed.
  • 20-2508 Repealed.
  • 20-2509 Repealed.
  • 20-2510 Repealed.
  • 20-2511 Repealed.
  • 20-2512 Repealed.
  • 20-2512a Repealed.
  • 20-2513 Repealed.
  • 20-2514 Repealed.
  • 20-2515 Repealed.
  • 20-2516 Repealed.
  • 20-2517 Repealed.
  • 20-2518, 20-2519 Repealed.
  • 20-2520 Repealed.

  • WYANDOTTE COUNTY

    20-2521 Repealed.
  • 20-2521a Repealed.
  • 20-2521b Repealed.
  • 20-2522 Repealed.
  • 20-2523 Repealed.
  • 20-2524 Repealed.
  • 20-2525 Repealed.
  • 20-2526 Repealed.
  • 20-2527 Repealed.
  • 20-2528 Repealed.
  • 20-2529, 20-2530 Repealed.
  • 20-2531 Repealed.
  • 20-2532 Repealed.
  • 20-2533 Repealed.
  • 20-2534 through 20-2537 Repealed.
  • 20-2538 Repealed.
  • 20-2539 Repealed.
  • 20-2540 Repealed.

  • RENO AND SALINE COUNTIES

    20-2541 Repealed.
  • 20-2542 Repealed.
  • 20-2543 Repealed.
  • 20-2544 Repealed.
  • 20-2545 Repealed.
  • 20-2546 Repealed.
  • 20-2547 Repealed.
  • 20-2548 Repealed.
  • 20-2549 Repealed.
  • 20-2550 Repealed.
  • 20-2551 Repealed.
  • 20-2552, 20-2553 Repealed.
  • 20-2554 through 20-2557 Repealed.
  • 20-2558 Repealed.
  • 20-2559, 20-2560 Repealed.
  • 20-2561 Repealed.
  • 20-2562 Repealed.
  • 20-2563 Repealed.
• Article 26.—RETIREMENT SYSTEM FOR JUSTICES AND JUDGES
  • 20-2601 Definitions.
  • 20-2601a Abolition of Kansas judges retirement board; transfer of powers, duties and functions to board of trustees of Kansas public employees retirement system; preservation of decisions, determinations and rules and regulations; adoption of new rules and regulations.
  • 20-2601b Abolition of Kansas retirement fund for judges; transfer of assets to Kansas public employees retirement fund; credit of contributions; authorizing transfer endorsements.
  • 20-2601c Preservation of entitlement to receive retirement annuity or other benefit or return of contributions from Kansas retirement fund for judges.
  • 20-2602 Repealed.
  • 20-2603 Judges' member contributions; payroll deductions; disposition; interest; employer pickup of member contributions.
  • 20-2604 Repealed.
  • 20-2605 Employment of actuary, duties; employer contribution rate; request for appropriation; actuarial cost of new enactments.
  • 20-2606 Refund of accumulated contributions, when; reinstatement to original membership status, return of withdrawn contributions; purchase of previously forfeited service credit.
  • 20-2607 Death prior to or subsequent to retirement; refund to beneficiary, when.
  • 20-2608 Retirement ages; exceptions; early retirement benefit reduction.
  • 20-2609 Retirement annuity for permanently disabled; application; examination; finding by supreme court; eligibility for retirement under K.S.A. 20-2608; final average salary adjustment.
  • 20-2610 Retirement annuity; computation; maximum; final average salary.
  • 20-2610a Retirement annuity options; elections of judge and spouse; joint annuitants.
  • 20-2610b Repealed.
  • 20-2610c Repealed.
  • 20-2610d Application of act.
  • 20-2610e Repealed.
  • 20-2611 Statement of facts upon retirement; determination of amount of annuity.
  • 20-2612 Annuity payments; re-examination of permanently disabled, when; discontinuance of payments, when.
  • 20-2613 Repealed.
  • 20-2614 Appointment of successor upon retirement of justice or judge.
  • 20-2615 Repealed.
  • 20-2616 Designation and assignment of retired justices and judges to perform judicial service and duties; revocation; powers; compensation and expense allowances, limitation. [See Revisor's Note]
  • 20-2617 Repealed.
  • 20-2618 Benefits exempt from state and local taxes and legal process and nonassignable, exceptions for decrees for support and maintenance and qualified domestic relations orders and lump-sum death benefit assigned to a funeral establishment.
  • 20-2619 Repealed.
  • 20-2620 District magistrate judges to become members of retirement system for judges; transfer of contributions; purchase of service credit.
  • 20-2621 Purchase of additional benefits for service credit by certain judges.
  • 20-2622 Employment of retirants; temporary judicial duties; agreement; stipend, amount; state health care benefits; no limitation on court's authority to make judicial assignments pursuant to law.
  • 20-2623 Applicability of federal internal revenue code and K.S.A. 74-49,123 to the system.
  • 20-2624 Retirement system for judges as division of KPERS; applicability of KPERS provisions.
  • 20-2625 Purchase of participating service credit for certain military service.
  • 20-2626 Purchase of service for VISTA service.
  • 20-2627 Purchase of service credit for service pursuant to an assigned judicial duties agreement.
• Article 27.—RETIREMENT SYSTEM FOR DISTRICT COURT REPORTERS (Not in active use)
  • 20-2701, 20-2702 Repealed.
  • 20-2703 Repealed.
  • 20-2704 Repealed.
  • 20-2705 Repealed.
  • 20-2706 through 20-2708 Repealed.
  • 20-2709 Repealed.
  • 20-2710 Repealed.
  • 20-2710a through 20-2710d Repealed.
  • 20-2711 Repealed.
  • 20-2712, 20-2713 Repealed.
  • 20-2714 Repealed.
• Article 28.—FINES, PENALTIES AND FORFEITURES
  • 20-2801 Disposition of fines, penalties and forfeitures.
• Article 29.—NONPARTISAN SELECTION OF JUDGES OF THE DISTRICT COURT
  • 20-2901 Proposition of method of selection of judges of district court; submission of proposition on filing of petition or in newly established district.
  • 20-2902 Application of K.S.A. 20-2903 through 20-2913 to judicial districts adopting proposition of nonpartisan selection of judges of the district court, judicial district defined; effect on terms of incumbent judges; constitutional restriction on political activities; removal.
  • 20-2903 District judicial nominating commission; establishment; composition; chairperson, appointment, duties; purpose of commission.

  • DISTRICT JUDICIAL NOMINATING COMMISSION

    20-2904 Lawyer members; qualifications; selection.
  • 20-2905 Nonlawyer members; numbers; qualifications; appointments; certification.
  • 20-2906 Terms of office; members ineligible for certain positions; vacancies.
  • 20-2907 Oath of members; meetings; meeting place; rules of procedure; quorum; expenses; duties of county commissioners; public body subject to open meetings act.
  • 20-2908 Retention of incumbent judge; declaration of candidacy; rejection by electors, vacancy; retention, term of office; eligibility for office after rejection; applicability of election laws.
  • 20-2909 Vacancy in office of judge of the district court; nominations for successor by district judicial nominating commission; tendering nominations; certification of nominations to governor; time limitations.
  • 20-2910 Withdrawal of nomination; substitution of nominee; two or more vacancies, withdrawal of lists of nominations; resubmission of nominations.
  • 20-2911 Appointment of successor by governor; time limitations; failure of governor to appoint, appointment by chief justice; effective date of appointment.
  • 20-2912 Taking office; rights, privileges, powers and duties; terms of office, eligibility for retention in office; election on question of retention; term for which retained; rejection, vacancy, appointment of successor; judge's eligibility to succeed himself or herself; failure to declare candidacy, vacancy.
  • 20-2913 Vacancies prior to formation of nominating commission; new judgeships, appointment and term; return to partisan method.
  • 20-2914 Vacancies in district magistrate judge positions; method of selection.
  • 20-2915 Effective date of appointment; eligibility for retention under nonpartisan method.
  • 20-2916 Method of selection of judges in newly formed districts.
  • 20-2917 Eligibility to nominate or cast ballots for district judicial nominating commission; transmission of roster to secretary of state; open record.
• Article 30.—COURT OF APPEALS
  • 20-3001 Court of appeals; establishment as part of constitutional court of justice; jurisdiction; power to suspend proceedings in lower court during appeal.
  • 20-3002 Judges; number; selection; compensation; expenses; assignment to the supreme court.
  • 20-3003 Repealed.
  • 20-3004 Repealed.
  • 20-3005 Repealed.
  • 20-3006 Judges; candidacy for retention, eligibility, procedure; election; ballot form; application of election laws.
  • 20-3007 Repealed.
  • 20-3008 Repealed.
  • 20-3009 Repealed.
  • 20-3010 Commencement of duties by judge appointed to fill vacancy; rights, privileges, powers and duties; terms of office; eligibility for retention in office; election on question of retention; term for which retained; rejection, vacancy, appointment of successor; failure to declare candidacy, vacancy.
  • 20-3011 Chief judge of court of appeals; election by court of appeals judges; powers.
  • 20-3012 Hearing panels; composition; number; presiding judge.
  • 20-3013 Principal offices of court of appeals in Topeka; courtroom and quarters; authority to hold court in any county; facilities provided by district court chief judge.
  • 20-3014 Law clerks, stenographers and other court personnel; compensation in accordance with pay plan adopted by supreme court.
  • 20-3015 Clerk of supreme court ex officio clerk of court of appeals; duties; rules of supreme court to govern writing and publication of opinions; supreme court reporter ex officio reporter of court of appeals; duties of judicial administrator.
  • 20-3016 Request by court of appeals to transfer case to supreme court; certification of jurisdiction and findings; rules of supreme court; disposition of case by supreme court.
  • 20-3017 Motion to transfer case from court of appeals to supreme court; requirements; disposition of case by supreme court; failure to file motion deemed waiver of objection to jurisdiction of court of appeals.
  • 20-3018 Transfer of certain cases docketed in supreme court to court of appeals; transfer of cases docketed in wrong court; effect; motion for rehearing by court of appeals; petition for review of case by supreme court; rules of supreme court; authority of supreme court in granting or denying review; power of supreme court to order transfer of case from court of appeals to supreme court.
  • 20-3019 Motions; filing with judges residing in 18
  • 20-3020 Judges; appointment by governor; consent of senate; time limitations; commencement of judges' duties; qualifications.
  • 20-3021 Docket fee when filing an appeal; waiver; disbursement.
• Article 31.—CLERK OF DISTRICT COURT
  • Revisor's Note:

    Prior to the 1988 republication of this volume, this article contained Rules of the Supreme Court. Rules of the Supreme Court are now published by the Supreme Court Reporter, Kansas Judicial Center, 301 West 10th, Topeka, Kansas 66612-1507.

  • 20-3101 Repealed.
  • 20-3102 Duties in general.
  • 20-3103 Repealed.
  • 20-3104 Oath of deputies.
  • 20-3105 Oaths, affirmations and acknowledgments.
  • 20-3106 Repealed.
  • 20-3107 Montgomery county; court offices.
  • 20-3108 Same; duties of county commissioners.
  • 20-3109 Neosho county; court offices.
  • 20-3110 Same; duties of county commissioners.
  • 20-3111 Repealed.
  • 20-3112 Repealed.
  • 20-3113 Repealed.
  • 20-3114 Repealed.
  • 20-3115 Repealed.
  • 20-3116 Repealed.
  • 20-3117 Repealed.
  • 20-3118 Repealed.
  • 20-3119, 20-3120 Repealed.
  • 20-3121 Repealed.
  • 20-3122 Repealed.
  • 20-3123 Repealed.
  • 20-3124 Repealed.
  • 20-3125 Repealed.
  • 20-3126 County law libraries; establishment; election; registration; fees; filing pleadings signed by attorney; where attorney required to register.

  • COUNTY LAW LIBRARIES

    20-3127 Board of trustees; use of fees and donations; use of library; treasurer, duties; custodian and librarian and assistants in certain counties; duties, compensation; attorneys not liable to pay occupational tax or city license fee.
  • 20-3128 Maintenance of library.
  • 20-3129 Library fees assessed in certain cases.
  • 20-3130 Use and investment of idle funds.
  • 20-3131 Branch library, when.
  • 20-3132 Joint law library; establishment and maintenance.
  • 20-3133 Clerks and deputies of district court; prohibited conduct.
• Article 32.—COMMISSION ON JUDICIAL PERFORMANCE
  • 20-3201 Expired.
  • 20-3202 Expired.
  • 20-3203 Expired.
  • 20-3204 Expired.
  • 20-3205 Expired.
  • 20-3206 Expired.
  • 20-3207 Expired.
  • 20-3208 Employment of retirants to perform services therefor; agreement; stipend, amount; state health care benefits.
• Article 33.—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
  • 20-3301 Time limits for court decision; district court; court of appeals; supreme court.